Canadians front and centre at VISTA 2015

As the VISTA 2015 Scientific Conference gets underway this week in Girona, Spain, Canadians are well-represented as speakers, panellists and delegates. Approximately 260 experts and sport specialists have gathered from around the world to explore the theme of “securing the future of young para-athletes.”

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CP athletes make Canada Proud

Wednesday October 7, is World Cerebral Palsy (CP) Day and it’s a golden opportunity to recognize some of Canada’s top Paralympians. Athletes with CP compete in many sports at the Paralympic Games, including para-swimming, para-athletics, 7-a-side soccer, para-cycling, para-alpine skiing, and more.

Nominations announced for 2015 Paralympic Sport Awards

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced the athletes and teams who have made the shortlists for November's 2015 Paralympic Sport Awards which are proudly partnered by Allianz and will recognise achievements from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

33 players to attend national sledge hockey team selection camp

CALGARY, Alta. – Thirty-three of the nation’s best sledge hockey players are hitting the ice at WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre in Calgary Sept. 27 – Oct. 4 with their sights set on having their name on Canada’s National Sledge Team roster for the 2015-16 season.

After he graduated from the University of Sherbrooke with a degree in kinesiology, former competitive cyclist Sébastien Travers was attracted to a job posting at the Bromont Cycling Club for a para-cycling coach in 2003. At the time it seemed like an excellent way to launch a professional career, pursue many interes...

COC launches groundbreaking total athlete wellness program

TORONTO (September 24, 2015) – On Thursday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), and Deloitte launched Game Plan – a high performance athlete wellness and transition program designed to give Canadian athletes new tools to pursue excellence during and beyond their sporting careers.

When times get tough, the coaches get going

Weeks before he reached the top podium step at the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi, Josh Dueck was in a real funk. The Vernon, B.C. resident was injured, his equipment wasn’t satisfactory – in fact the now-retired sit-skier felt like putting that all-important season to rest.